Samsung Factory Carbon Dioxide Leak Kills Worker

A carbon dioxide leak in a Samsung plant in southern Seoul has killed one of its workers, according to Korean news agency Yonhap News.

A malfunction in the factory's fire safety systems incorrectly detected a fire and released carbon dioxide—killing a 52-year-old man working the area. It's not the first fatality in a Samsung plant of recent time: last year, a leaking tank of hydrofluoric acid killed a worker and injured four others. While Samsung apologised at the time, it did only land them a one million won (roughly £560) fine.